Word: pole-vault
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...Stickney and M. M. Smith, both Harvard '92, took first and second places respectively in putting the shot. Stickney's distance was 31 ft. 9 3-5 inches. Middle-weight sparring was won by Atwater, '90. Crane and Wheelwright, '90, were the Harvard men entered in the pole-vault. Shirwin, '90, won the event with a jump of 9 ft. 1 in. The '90 team...
...quarter-mile run was done in very good time. J. H. Rhoades, W. H. Wright and G. L. Batchelder were the contestants. Wright set a very smart pace and kept the pace straight through the race, winning in 54 1-5s. Rhoades was second. The pole-vault was a walk-over for W. N. Duane. The 220 yards dash closed the meeting. M. I. Motte had the pole, then came J. P. Lee, O. K. Hawes, J. Allen and T. S. Lee in the order given. T. S. Lee was set back a yard for going over the mark...
...pole-vault was won by F. C. Walcott of Yale (1 ft. 3 in.), with an actual vault of 8 ft. 9 in. F. Mason, Harvard (1 ft. 3 in.), took second prize with an actual of 8 ft. 6 in. Shearman of yale (scratch) vaulted 9 ft. 6 in.; Leavitt of Harvard (scratch) 9 ft. The floor was so slippery as to make good vaulting almost impossible...
...large number of students appeared in the gymnasium last evening to witness the athletic contests. Mason, '91, and Leavitt, '89, entered in the pole-vault and tied at 9 ft. Penny packer, '88, and Gibson, '88, put the shot, Pennypacker winning with a put of 34 ft. 8 in., Gibson's best being 31 ft. 8 in. The mile walk was contested by Brackett, Paine, Howe and Burlingham, all of '91. Won by Bracket in 8 min. 21 sec. Cogswell, '88, and Myles, '88, entered the half-mile run, the former winning in 2 min. 24 sec. As there...
...Athletic Association realizes the importance of this contest and has made an urgent appeal to every one to be at the gymnasium to night, either to witness or take part in the trial for candidates for the team. Men are to be sent to New Haven to enter the pole-vault, the running high jump, putting the shot and the mile walk contests, and it is strongly urged that all who can will enter the contest tonight, not only to stimulate others to do their best but to make it certain that the fittest men shall be sent...